HS track and field notebook: Local and state-wide leaders; awards to be given at Stan Morgan

Dallastown's Patrick Reilly leads the state in the 3200. (Mark Pynes, PennLive)

As the calendar turns to May, the favorites in the soon-to-come postseason meets start to become clear.

A handful of local athletes have made their way to the top of the state leaderboard.

Three girls in the midstate have the best performance marks in their events. Harrisburg's Sierra Brabham-Lawrence has a 43.14 in the 300-meter hurdles, Steph Laudien of Hempfield has a 39-3 3/4 in the triple jump, and Kennedy Shank of Northern has a 12-6 in the pole vault.

Another District 3 girl, Fleetwood's Cyre Virgo, leads the state with a 5-10 high jump.

On the boys' side, State College has the top 4x800 relay time in Pennsylvania with a 7:45.12.

Dallastown's Patrick Reilly is on top of the 3200 standings with a 9:14.97.

There are a few midstate athletes who lead the state in events that will not be held at the District 3 or PIAA meets. Brian Delaney of Manheim Twp. has a 6:28.06 in the boys' 2K steeplechase, and Gabi Broschard of Hershey has a 7:34.45 in the girls' 2K steeplechase. Also, Cumberland Valley's Rachael DeCecco has a 1:02.53 in the 400 hurdles.

Local leaderboard

Some athletes, though not leading the state, are leading the midstate in multiple events.

Isa Paschall of Carlisle has a 22-7 3/4 in the long jump and a 49-1 in the triple jump.

On the girls' side, Hempfield's Sarah Helgeson has a 24.93 in the 200 and a 57.18 in the 400.

Greta Lindsley of Penn Manor has a 4:59.34 in the 1600 and an 11:10.61 in the 3200.

In addition to her 300 hurdles time, Brabham-Lawrence also has a 14.17 in the 100 hurdles to lead the locals.

Stan Morgan awards

In addition to the usual medals handed out to the top place finishers in each event, the Stan Morgan Invitational will continue its tradition of handing out additional awards to certain event winners.

The Tim Cook Memorial Award will go to the winner of both the boys and girls' 3200. The award rotates through the distance events.

The Jack Ziegler Memorial Award, which rotates through the field events, will go to the winner of the boys' high jump.

The Charlie Frey Memorial Award, which rotates through several different events, will go to the winner of the girls' 300 hurdles.

The Stan Morgan Invitational Award will be given to the Most Outstanding Athlete in both the boys and girls' meet, while the David Eavenson, Sr. Memorial Award will be given to each team champion.

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